Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)
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Sh2-88, John Bozeman
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Sh2-88

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Sh2-88

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Sharpless 2-88 or Sh 2-88 is a region including the diffuse nebula Sh 2-88A and the two compact knots Sh 2-88B1 and Sh 2-88B2, all of which are associated with Vulpecula OB1. Sh2-88 is located about 5600 light years away in the constellation Vulpecula. 


Composite image of DSS-II data (70%) and WISE IR data (30%).

2nd Digital Sky Survey data:
Red and Blue plates.

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) IR Data
Color Mapped:
Red - 22 micron IR
Green - 12 micron IR
Cyan - 4.6 micron IR
Blue - 3.4 micron IR

 Processed with Registar, GraXpert, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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Sh2-88, John Bozeman